By Veronica Mwale
Chambeshi-26th January, 2025
PF WILL NEVER BOUNCE BACK TO POWER, UPND POLITICALLY CONTROLS COPPERBELT PROVINCE CHARGES HON. MATAMBO
United Party for National Development (UPND) Copperbelt Province Chairman Hon Elisha Matambo has charged that politically UPND controls the Copperbelt province and that PF will never come back to power.
He said UPND as the party now has 11 members of parliament, four for the independent while Patriotic Front(PP has been reduced to only seven Members of Parliament(MP) on the Copperbelt.
Hon Matambo was speaking yesterday in Chitwe ward in Chambeshi and Kantanshi constituency in Mufulira respectively when he met hundrends of UPND party officials on his continued party mobilization drive on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia .
He said the ruling party is now in charge of the copperbelt province politically and urged party officials to maintain and continue mobilising the party starting from the wards, and branches.
“If there is any one who thinks PF will bounce back it will never happen .” Charged Hon Matambo.
The Copperbelt Province chairman also told the gathering that petition that was before court for Joe Malanji of Kitwe and Bowman Lusambo in Ndola against two UPND parliamentarians was thrown out two days putting everything to rest.
He also called on all those who left the party because of various reasons to come back because UPND is one big family for everyone.
“Please come home this is your party and we must continue believing and moving in one accord.” He said.
The UPND Copperbelt strong -man said President Hakainde Hichilema is aware of all problems the people of copperbelt were going through… adding that the Republican President is on top of things to turn round the economic glory days of the Copperbelt Province.
On fertilizer issue ,he said going forward the disbursement of farming input in the next farming season will be done according to the expectations of the people as the distribution for the next farming season will begin in few months time.
Hon Matambo encouraged all party officials to heighten and re-invigorate effort to maintain and Woo more voters while educating citizens about many achievements the New Dawn Government under President Hakainde Hichilema has done under one and half years since President Hichilema was ushered into office.
Hon. Matambo who is also Copperbelt Province Minister welcomed hundrends of defectors from PF and other political parties.
Grace Nakaonga a difector in Chambeshi from Patriotic Front (PF) said she decided to ditch the former ruling party because there was nothing left any more.
She said PF is dead and encouraged those still remaining in the party to dump the party for United Party for National Development (UPND)
Ms Nakaonga praised the UPND policy so far citing free education policy, empowerment opportunities for the youths, women and the vulnerable as key to uplifting living standard of all citizens.
Another difector Shadreck Chikondo hailed the UPND government for driving the agenda of developing the whole country without segregation .
He said PF is gone further adding that… the boat has since sunk beyond retrieval.
Meanwhile, from Chambeshi town, the UPND Chairman proceeded to Mufulira where he held another party officials meeting where hundrends turned up to listen to UPND Copperbelt province Chairman.
In Mufulira he continued preaching the message of good will of the UPND party in government and the need to continue galvanizing the party from the grassroots especially branches and wards.
He implored all party officials to bring everyone on board and soldier on with this movement for the betterment of the party.
“Mufulira you are a great district continue mobilizing you are great team.” He said.
He assured and instructed the party officials to go flat out and explain to the people adding that Ndola -Mufulira -Mukambo road and several other roads on the Copperbelt will be done.
The UPND Copperbelt Province Chairman is on the mobilisation tour of the party on the Copperbelt Province meant to bring back the unity while cementing the grip on the grassroots.He was accompanied by several party officials.
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